Swaraj India fails to open account in Delhi civic polls

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India, which was formed six months ago, has failed to impress Delhi voters as the fledgling party has not won even a single ward in the city’s municipal elections held on Sunday.

The party said the election results, however, reflect people’s anger against Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government.

The political party — formed on the birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi last year — had maintained that the civic body elections would be an opportunity for it to lay its foundation.

“This election was to lay the foundation of Swaraj India. That’s the reason why we neither held any great expectations in terms of seats or vote share, nor did we make any unrealistic claims about it,” party chief Yogendra Yadav told IANS.